Derek Roy is a Vancouver Canuck, not a Dallas Star. And that means Roberto Luongo is less likely to be a Toronto Maple Leaf.

Vancouver added Roy on Tuesday for a second-round pick and prospect Kevin Connauton, according to multiple reports. It fills Vancouver's gaping need for a second-line center—they'd been after one all season, particularly after Ryan Kesler reinjured himself.

The NHL trade deadline is Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Having Roy in tow also means that Vancouver doesn't need Tyler Bozak, who'd been the reported centerpiece of a proposed deal that would send Luongo to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Toronto GM Dave Nonis said yesterday that, with the Leafs in the playoff picture, he'd only deal NHL talent for NHL talent. The only logical move, were he to acquire Luongo, would be to give up Bozak, an unrestricted free agent in the summer who has been, to much debate, centering Toronto's top line.

As for the Canucks, they managed to add a talented player in a seller's market. Roy, 29, had four goals and 18 assists for the Stars, who acquired him from Buffalo in the offseason for Steve Ott. Roy's puck possession numbers aren't spectacular, but they're good enough—and again, Vancouver desperately needed a second-line center. Roy had three 70-plus point seasons with the Sabres and is capable of playing shorthanded and with the man advantage:

In terms of price, I think Mike Gillis made out pretty damn well in a sellers market. With depth defenseman netting two second round picks, and over-the- third-line forwards netting B+ prospects on this year's trade market, Mike Gillis paid a 23 year old prospect with limited two-way value and a second round pick for Derek Roy. Anyway you slice it, that's some solid work by Vancouver's general manager.

On Kevin Connauton, we had him ranked as Vancouver's sixth-best prospect this past summer. At the time he was coming off of his best season of professional hockey and had appeared to take a big step forward under the tutelage of defensive-minded headcoach Craig MacTavish. Connauton followed up on his strong o campaign by underwhelming this season in Chicago.

Connauton is a really strong skater with a dangerous slapshot, and he has NHL size too. He's a relatively capable power-play quarterback and that alone makes him a legitimate prospect, albeit not a guy who really projects as a top-four defenseman at the NHL level.